April 7, 2009
I have been here one time only, and will return at sometime and re-review. It was a Sunday around 3pm The service is slow and poor. Went there with my wife and sat at the bar. After a 5min wait, we were greeted and shown a beer menu. My wife had asked to sample one of the beers on tap, and he acted like she was wasting his time. Meanwhile he never poured me a beer until he came back from the kitchen, and until she decided (which was very quick). At that time we asked to see a menu, upon looking at the menu I noticed the bartender wiping his left hand on his left side of his butt and back of his leg every time he poured beer and had it get on his hands. The odd thing is that he had a bar towel hanging out of his pocket on the right side in the back. After looking at the menu for aprx. 3mins, we shut the menu and sat it on the bar. He looked over at us and nodded, then he left the bar. The other bartender that was there had no contact with us at all. By the time "our" bartender showed back

February 8, 2009
The place itself is awesome, with a huge granite topped u-shaped bar. Lots of tables and booths around the actual bar. Huge glass windows along 2 walls make for excellent views outside. Lots of high def TV’s playing local sports games. Shuffleboard table and two dart boards keep the cant sit down crowd entertained. Full menu, great selection of fried pub favorites and solid dinner foods. Parking is street only, but I’ve never had a problem finding parking within 1 block. It gets crowded on weekends, so you may have to wait for a place to sit. Beer selection is solid, with approx 40 taps of mixed macro and micro brews. Full bar, booze included. The only problem I had was with the clientele, many of them already drunk and acting obnoxiously. Pseudo frat boy/ sorority girl bar. Other than annoying customers, this place is solid.

January 26, 2009
Tremendous beer bar - visited on 1.25.09. The website indicates 39 taps and 58 bottles available - lots of good ones in there. Bar is very comfortable, modern, and clean. Lots of high-def TVs, and a great location in an older part of downtown St. Paul. The food is ridiculously good by any metric - we had the "Which Came 1st" sandwich, which is shredded chicken, fried egg, veggies, and garlic mayo - fantastic! This place absolutely gives the Happy Gnome and Muddy Pig a run for their money.